Best Chocolate Chip Cookies (Dora's)

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter , softened Butter, salted
• 1 cup white sugar Sugar, granulated
• 1 cup packed brown sugar Brown sugar
• 2 eggs Egg, whole, raw
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking soda Baking soda
• 2 teaspoons hot water Water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt Salt, table
• 3 cups all-purpose flour All-purpose flour (enriched, bleached)
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips Semisweet chocolate (chips)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Cream butter and both sugars until smooth.
3. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla.
4. Dissolve baking soda in the hot water; add to butter mixture along with salt.
5. Stir in flour, then chocolate chips.
6. Drop large spoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
7. Bake 10–14 minutes until just set. Do not overbake.